Category: Environment
Eco Sensitive Zones
National Green Tribunal asks MoEFCC to finalise deadline for declaring western ghats an eco-sensitive zone
PM-PRANAM
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has recently approved the PM-PRANAM scheme.
Hoolock Gibbon
Oil and gas exploration likely to threaten Hoolock Gibbon habitat in Assam.
National Bioenergy Programme
The Union government has revised the financial assistance rates for Biomass Pellet manufacturing under the National Bioenergy Programme component.
DMH-11: Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee
Recently, the Supreme Court has ruled against the commercial sale and release of genetically modified mustard in India for now.
Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary
New plant species ‘Phlogacanthus sudhansusekharii’ has been discovered in Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary.
Squalus Hima
Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) recently discovered a new species named Squalus Hima
Pollution and Pollinators
A recent study finds that air pollution harms pollinators like bees and butterflies more than crop-destroying pests.